Silence Of The Grave

In Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indridason Inspector Erlendur, from the critically acclaimed Jar City, investigates the decades old murder of a body found in a Reykjavik, Iceland construction site. He's also estranged from his troubled daughter and must come to terms with a haunting tragedy from his childhood. Juxtaposed is the story of a woman, her three children and abusive husband who lived in a house on the construction site many years ago. Whose body is buried there? The solution to the mystery and evaluation of Erlendur's personal life make an entertaining read. ~SK

 

Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award
 
Inspector Erlendur returns in this gripping Icelandic thriller When a skeleton is discovered half-buried in a construction site outside of Reykjavík, Inspector Erlendur finds himself knee-deep in both a crime scene and an archeological dig. Bone by bone, the body is unearthed, and the brutalizing history of a family who lived near the building site comes to light along with it. Was the skeleton a man or a woman, a victim or a killer, and is this a simple case of murder or a long-concealed act of justice? As Erlendur tries to crack this cold case, he must also save his drug-addicted daughter from self destruction and somehow glue his hopelessly fractured family back together.
 
Like the chilly Nordic mysteries of Henning Mankell and Karen Fossum, Arnaldur Indridason delivers a stark police procedural full of humanity and pathos, a classic noir from a very cold place.

Arnaldur Indridason won the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel for both Jar City and Silence of the Grave. He lives in Reykjavík.

"[Indridason applies] his austere style to a crime of such emotional breadth and sociological complexity that it acquires the sweep and consequence of epic storytelling. . . . Inspector Erlendur is one of the most compassionate detectives to come this way in a long time."--The New York Times
 
"The best new series I've read this year comes from Iceland. Arnaldur Indridson is already an international literary phenom--and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting, and lyrical. I can't wait for the next."--Harlan Coben, bestselling author of Promise Me

Publisher: Picador
Distributor: MPS
Publication Date: 08-21-2007
Pages: 304
Measurements: 8.290in X 5.720in X 0.790in X 0.585lb